Benji Gregory, best known as a child star on ALF, has died aged 46.
US reports state he was found in his car at a parking lot in Arizona on June 13 but a cause of death has not yet been determined.
Gregory played middle son Brian Tanner on 101 episodes of ALF from 1986-90, nicknamed ‘B’ by the rest of the cast.
The sitcom followed the earthly adventures of a furry alien from the planet Melmac who crashes his spaceship into the Tanners’ garage. Nicknamed ALF (for Alien Life Form) and voiced by Paul Fusco, the creature regularly dropped wisecracks about suburban life. In the pilot episode ALF is seen consuming a beer with Brian.
Gregory left entertainment in 2003 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, later becoming an aerographer’s mate. In 2005, he received an honorable medical discharge from the Navy.
His sister, Rebecca, confirmed that her brother suffered from depression and bipolar disorder and had a sleep disorder that often kept him awake for days.
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